''Party 'Til You're Broke'' is the ninth studio album by

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band

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, released on the

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label in 1981. ''Party 'Til You're Broke'' which was the band's second album not to be fronted by

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reached number 24 on ''

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''s R&B Albums chart and number 73 on Pop and included the singles "Tonight We Love" (US R&B number 18, US Dance number 64) and "Hold on to a Friend" (US R&B number 56), making ''Party 'Til You're Broke'' the most successful Khan-less album from Rufus. Following ''Party 'Til You're Broke'' and Khan's second solo album '' Naughty'', which was released in 1980, Rufus reunited with Khan again in 1981 for the recording of ''

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'', which was to be their final full-length studio album together.

Track listing

Personnel

* Tony Maiden -

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, vocals * Kevin Murphy - keyboards, vocals * Bobby Watson -

* David "Hawk" Wolinski - keyboards, vocals * John Robinson -

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, keyboards, vocals Additional * Louis Johnson - bass on "Tonight We Love"

Production

*Rufus, John Stronach -

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Charts

Album Singles

References

External links

*
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